She Interviews Directors

Part: XVI Roland Auzet Hometown: Paris Current Town: So many… Tell me about In the Solitude of the Cotton Fields : it’s a great play. Tell me about the piece, your process, and concept of this show. Why am I interested in this play... According to our theatrical legacy of Bernard Marie KOLTES’ view of the world,     (the eighties) and, if we had to characterize the current state of things, we could say that maybe we now are “after the Bacchanal”, “after the orgy”, that is to say, after the explosive moment of modernity and liberation of so many artistic practices in all areas. So, when we approach this text… W hat can we do? W hat is the play about? First, the play offers a  re considering of the question of the relationship to the other. It’s stages a dealer and a client in a situation of negotiation. The dealer knows that the client is desiring something that the dealer can offer . However, the dealer is ...

Part: XV Moises Kaufman Hometown: Caracas , Venezuela Current Town: New York, NY MOISÉS KAUFMAN was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Obama in September.    He is also a Tony and Emmy-nominated director and playwright. Broadway credits include  The Heiress  with Jessica Chastain ; 33 Variations  (which he also wrote) with Jane Fonda (5 Tony nominations); Rajiv Joseph’s Pulitzer Prize finalist  Bengal Tiger   at the Baghdad Zoo  with Robin Williams; and the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play  I Am My Own Wife .    His plays,  Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde  and  The Laramie Project , are among the most performed plays in America over the last decade. Kaufman also co-wrote and directed the film adaptation of  The Laramie Project  for HBO, which received two Emmy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Writer. He is currently directing and wr...